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                                                        American Wedding Customs
   Wedding days are often considered the most important day of many people's lives. /For this mason alone, throughout the past and into modern day,/numerous customs and superstitions have developed around the wedding event,/in hopes of creating "The Perfect Day". /A very common custom still honored today /is in reference to a time-old saying: /something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, /and a silver sixpence inside your shoe. /So old is this that tracing it back to its origination is nearly impossible. /The "old" is believed to be the friends and family attending the wedding. /The "new" is represented by the couple themselves, as a "new" union. /The "borrowed" is something from the families that is to be returned. /Something "blue" is interpreted to represent the bride's virginity. /The sixpence can be any form of money, tucked into the bride's shoe, /this to bring wealth to the union, both in monetary means and love.

C

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   Spain has agreed to supply Venezuela with surveillance planes and patrol boats in an arms deal that caused concern in Washington. (23)The Spanish Prime Minister and the Venezuela President speaking at the end of summit in Venezuela defended the agreement, saying the equipment will be used to tight drug trafticking. American diplomats in Madrid said the deal was one of the serious arms sales to Venezuela that could destabilize South America.

D

[解析]  连词用法题。while除表示时间外，还可表示转折、让步，意为“尽管，虽然”。其他选项中，since用作“因为，既然”意思时，前后两个分句间是因果关系，而非转折让步关系，不合题意；when意思是“就在那个时候，在……的时候”，引导时间状语从句；unless“如果不，除非”，引导条件状语从句。

D

[解析] 关联词辨析题。In spite of意为“尽管，虽然”，后面接名词或名词性短语，引导出状语。[A]没有主语或逻辑主语；[C]是原因状语从句；[B]中despite是介词，不能引导状语从句。

C

[解析] 固定用法题。understand better than…意为“对……非常理解”。preparation是不可数名词，须用amount修饰，故选[C]

B

[解析] 关联词辨析题。这组词均含有“除……外”的意思。两种不同种类的东西比较要用except for; except一般表示同类性质的事物相比较；besides表示包括在内；in addition to和besides相似o

C

[解析] 虚拟语气题。表示祝愿时，用情态动词may，句子倒装。虽说[B]和[D]选项也可以用，但是相比之下，may表示意愿更正式。用hope和wish时，主语一般要出现，并且宾语从句中多用将来时或者虚拟语气。

A

[解析] 此题考查反意疑问句。反意疑问句的主句中的主语是one时，问句中用can one或者can you。

B

[解析] 此题考查分词作定语。动名词standing作定语修饰主语the cottage，并且和主语构成主动的逻辑关系。分词作定语表示经常的动作，或现在的客观的存在，或者当时的状态。

A

[解析] 此题考查固定用法。to know better than to do sth.是一个常见的表示责备的句型，意为“应该知道不该做某事”。

D

[解析] 代词辨析题。这是一个what从句作主语的典型句子。

C

[解析] 时态题。by the end of next month是将来完成时的典型时间状语，故选[C]

A

[解析] 倒装句题。in no case意为“决不”，属否定意义的词，引导倒装句，表示义务或职责。所以选项[A)正确。干扰项[C] shall you中，shall的主语一般为第一人称代词。

C

[解析] 时态语态题。根据逻辑关系首先可以确定应该为被动结构，排除选项[A]、[D]，又因为这一行为一直延续到现在，所以用现在完成时。正确答案为[C]

C

[解析] 定语从句题。在”such + n, +as”结构中，as作关系代词，引导定语从句，在定语从句中可以作主语、宾语或表语。尽管which，that可以引导定语从句，但不能放在这种结构中。另外what不能引导定语从句。所以答案为[C]

B

[解析] 虚拟语气题。be supposed to have done是一种特殊的虚拟语气，相当于should have done，表示过去本应该做某件事而没有做。因此正确答案为[B]

B

[解析] 非谓语动词题。本题考查非谓语动词中的独立分词结构。其逻辑主语一般应与句子的主语一致。如果不一致，分词前面可带有自己的逻辑主语，组成分词的独立结构。分词独立结构可表示伴随隋况，陪衬动作，附加说明表示时间、原因、条件等。此题中表示伴随。

C

[解析] 宾语从句题。what seemed an endless wait为介词after的宾语从句。what相当于 something that。因此，本题应该选[C]

C

[解析] 关系代词用法题。逗号后面的部分为一个非限定性定语从句，其中的关系代词在从句中充当定语，其先行词为hills，同时the hills和magnificence是从属关系，因此本题应该选择[C)whose。

A

[解析] 动词辨析题。[A] demonstrate“示范，演示”[B] exhibit“展出，展览”[C] revel“显露，泄漏，透露”；[D] uncover"揭开，揭露，揭示”。根据句意，[A]为最佳答案。

D

[解析] 动词辨析题。[A] clash“冲突，撞击作响”；[B] crush“压碎，碾碎”[C] smash“破碎，粉碎”[D] crash“坠落，坠毁”。根据题意，此处应当选[D]

C

[解析] 形容词辨析题。[A] respectful“尊敬的，有礼貌的”，英语释义是showing respect; [B] respective“各自的，分别的”；[C] respectable“可敬的，值得尊敬的”，英语解释是deserving respect; [D] respected是动词respect的过去分词，表示“受到尊敬的”。根据题意，[C]为最佳答案。

C

[解析] 动词辨析题。[A] precede“在……之前，领先，先于”；[B] concede“(勉强)承认，认输，允许”；[C] recede“退回，后退，撤回”；[D] proceed“继续进行，着手”。根据题意，正确答案是[C]

A

[解析] 名词辨析题。[A] figure“数字；体形，外形”；[B] counter“柜台”；[C] character“(事物)特征，特性；(人物)品质，性格”；[D] summary“摘要，概要”。根据句子中提到的add it up可知，正确答案是[A]

A

[解析] 动词辨析题。[A] precede“在……之前，先于……”；[B] proceed“进行，继续下去”，后面常接动词不定式；[C] prevail“流行，盛行”；[D] prelude“前奏，序幕”。根据句子的意思，此处应选[A]

A

[解析] 动词词组辨析题。[A] turn down“拒绝”；[B] turn away“转身离开”；[C] turn out“制造，生产；结果是”；[D] turn back“往回走；重新提起”。根据题干中出现的连词but，所填动词短语与adopt意思相反，故选[A]

B

[解析] 副词辨析题。[A] barely“仅仅，刚刚，几乎不能”；[B] abruptly“突然地，唐突地”； [C] hardly“几乎不”；[D] strictly“严厉地，严格地”。根据题意，只能选[B]

B

[解析] 名词辨析题。[A] tax“税，税金，税款”；[B] duty“责任，职责；税，关税”；[C] fine“罚款，罚金”；[D] rate“比率，速度，等级”。本题关键在于区分[A]和[B] [A] tax表示“税，税金”时，指的是一个人向政府缴纳的钱，为的是享受公共福利、服务，而且税金和一个人的收入有关；[B] duty指进出口关税或为购物而缴的税金，特别是从国外买回的物品。通过比较，[D)为正确答案。

D

[解析] 动词辨析题。[A] relate“叙述，讲；使联系”；[B] communicate“交流”；[C] talk“交谈”；[D] notify“通报，通知”。根据题意，[D]为正确答案。

C

[解析] 连接短语用法题。[A] in order that“为了”，表示目的；[B] provided that“假如，假设”，表示条件；[C] incase“以免，以防”；[D] with the result that"结果是”。根据题意，[C]为正确答案。

B

[解析] 名词辨析题。[A] subscription“订阅，定购；(俱乐部)会费”；[B] contribution“捐献，贡献；投稿”；[C] allowance“津贴，补贴”；[D] tribute“贡品，礼物，颂词”。根据题意，只有 [B]符合题意。

D

[解析] 名词辨析题。[A] edition“版本，版”；[B] editorial“社论”；[C] article“文章”；[D] abstract“摘要，概要”。根据题干中提到的"200词左右的……”以及后面"research paper",可知[D]为最佳答案。

[参考范文]                        
                                                 How to Improve Communication Effectiveness
   Nowadays, people are increasingly aware of the importance of communication. The purpose of good communication is to get access to useful information in every respect and to transmit a thought or idea, which is expected to be understood by the receiver exactly the same way as it was envisioned by the sender. It has become a vital ability you need to learn in order to achieve your study goals and work objectives.
   To improve communication effectiveness, first of all, you need to be a good listener. We get things wrong because we haven't quite understood what someone meant when they were talking to us. Don't allow your mind to wander onto something else. You need to listen attentively and actively. Active listening requires you to understand the communication from the speakers' point of view. Equally importantly you should put yourself in other persons' place, both intellectually and emotionally. It will help you understand what they are getting at and form a response. Since language can be a barrier, you should also choose words and structure your messages in ways that will make them clear and understandable.
   These are only a few of the techniques you can learn to acquire to overcome the communication distortions and barriers. But I think the most important is your honesty and sincerity. If you are courteous enough and always willing to learn, you will gradually become good at communication.

[审题]
   文章要求就怎样提高交流的有效性发表自己的看法，可以将文章写成一篇说明文。根据要求，我们可以将文章分为三个段落。在第一段中，简单地阐述有效地进行交流的重要性，这样便于引出下面的段落。在第二段中，主要运用列举法从三个方面阐述怎样才能提高交流的有效性。注意这一部分连接词的运用：fist of all，equally，also等，这些连接词能增强文章的连贯性。在第三段中，可以进行总结，归纳出第二段中提出的三条关于提高交流有效性的建议，以突出文章的观点。总体来说，文章可以采用说明文和议论文常见的“总——分——总”的结构。另外，在写作过程中，注意措辞和句式，尽量保持说明文比较正式的特点。

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Dear fellow students,                                                               March 20
   The English Department has invited Professor Solon of the University of California to give us a lecture on language and cultures tomorrow evening in Room 201 of the library building. Professor Solon is a world-famous scholar and he has studied cultures for many years. It will begin at 7:30 and last about two hours. Those who are interested are warmly welcomed.
                                                                                     English Department

[解析]
   根据题目要求，本文要求写一则面向全班同学的通知。首先注意通知的时间和称谓，因为是面向全班同学的，称谓可以用dear fellow students或者dear classmates等。在进行正文部分的写作时，首先说明通知的事件即请某一教授作演讲，并简单介绍这一教授的相关情况，然后详细说明这次演讲的时间、地点。最后对全体同学发出邀请。